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Issue Position: Norton Determined to Resolve Issues and Allow Streetcars to Move Forward

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By: Eleanor Norton

Date: Jan. 1, 2012

Issues: Transportation

Norton invited city and National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) officials to her office to help settle a dispute after NCPC objected to the District's plan to use overhead wires for its proposed streetcars. Norton continues to work to reconcile federal law concerning overhead wires with District prerogatives. Recently, however, the District Department of Transportation announced a request for proposals for wireless streetcars, reflecting the rapid technical advances that Norton predicted.

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